Of same place



l(No Model.) l

J. G. BAKER 8u, T. H. ASBURY'.

LAWN SPRINKLER.

Pajnted Sept. I6, 1890..

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UNiTnn STATE-s PATENT OFFTCE.

JOHN G. BAKER AND THOMAS I-IENRY ASBURY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENN" SYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING COMPANY .OF PENNSYLVANIA, OF SAME PLACE.

LAWN-SPRINKLER.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,592, dated September 16, 1890.

Application tiled January 27, 1890. Serial No. 338,171. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.- orifice in thehead of the tapered seat E, keeps Be it known that we, JOHN G. BAKER and the carrier to its seat. THOMAS HENRY ASBURY, both citizens of the To counteract the tendency of thehead and United States, and residents of Philadelphia, carrier to lift and press against the under 5 Pennsylvania,haveinventedcertain Improve side of the screw K, thus causing a certain 55 ments in Lawn-Sprinklers, of which the folamount of retarding friction, a ring I-I is lowing is aspecication. formed on the head and Vtits snugly upon the The object of our invention is to construct upper edge of the carrier F, so as to prevent a lawn-sprinkler that can be readily moved as much as possible the admission of water xo about the lawn, and that will have an easy in the space incased by the ring. The head 6o rotary movement, and that can be taken apart is also perforated above this chamber, so that when circumstances require. if any water should by accident gain access In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is to this space it would pass out through the a perspective view of our improved laWnperforations. Thus it will be seen that the x 5 sprinkler. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the carrier and the sprinkling-head will freelyro- 65 upper portion ot' the sprinkler. Fig. 3 is a tate on the seat. The ring H need not necsection on the line l 2, Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a essarily be carried bythe sprinkler-head, as

section on the line 3 4, Fig. 2. it may be a loose ring tting snugly between A isthe body of the .sprinkler having runthe carrier and the head, or it may form part zo ners te ct, preferably rounded at each end, as of .the carrier. 70

shown, the body being mounted sufficiently In order to remove the head from the carabove thelevel of the ground to prevent it derier without the use of a special tool, we make stroying the grass. In the present instance the lower portion E of the seat E hexagonal cast in the body A is a water-passage b,- and or many-sided, and provide a flange e', which 25 tapped into this passage or pipe isa coupiingsupports a loose hexagonal or many-sided 75 section d, to which may be coupled the hose sleeve J, fitting snugly on the portion. E', and B. Communicating with the passage b and the portion F of the carrier is also made heX-' secured to lthe body A is a hollow standard e. agonal or many-sided to correspond with the Screwed onto this standard in the present insleeve J, so that by moving the sleeve J up 3o stance is a tapered seat E, having opening f, over the portion F of the carrier the carrier Se through which the Water passes to the sprinkand seat will be tied together, preventing the ler. Fitting over this tapered seat is a carturning of the carrier, and by grasping the rier F, having orifices g, through which the head it can be readily removed from the carwater passes to the sprinkler, and fitting rier, as the carrier cannot move, being tied to 3 5 around this seat above a flange f is a gauze the seat through the medium of the sleeve. 85

l or finely-perforated sleeve G, so as to screen An eye s is formed in the body A, and to I the water as it passes forth. The iiange f thiseye may loe secured a rope or cord S, by of the carrier is screw-threaded in the preswhich the frame can be moved about the lawn Y ent instance, and adapted to this screw without first cutting 0E the water from the 4o threaded portion is a sprinkler-head H, havsprinklerflhe frame may be moved to its 9o ing a series of openings h, through which t-he original position or can be reversed by pullwater passes. ing upon thehose.

Projecting i" rom one or more points in the XVe claim as our inventionhead are tubular arms I, having perforated ll. The combination of the seat, a carrier 45 caps t', and these arms I have one or more peradapted to said seat, and a sprinkler-head car- 95 forations at one side. As the water is forced ried thereby,'with a ring adapted to incase the out of these side perforations the sprinklerhead of the seat, substantially as set forth. head is turned so that the ground surrounding 2. The combination of the tapered seat E, the sprinkler will be thoroughly inoistened. a carrier adapted to said seat, and a screw to 5o kA screw K, having a stem 7c adapted to an hold the carrier in position on the seat, with a Ioo sprinkler-head having a ring adapted to in- In testimony whereof We have signed our easev the head of the screw, substantially as names to this specification in the presence of 1o described. I'wo subscribing Witnesses.

3. The combination, in a sprinkler, of Vthe JOHN G. BAKER. 5 Seat, a, carrier adapted to said seat, and a THOMAS HENRY A SBURY.

stra ner on the Carrier, with a finely-perforated W tnesses: Sprinkler-head, all arranged substantially as WILLIAM D. CONNER,

and for the purpose set forth. HARRY SMITH. 

